Todd A. Masters
Immigration Judge, Boston Immigration Court. Appointed October 2018 by Jeff Sessions.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 1,154
- Asylum granted
- 420
- Other relief granted
- 32
- Denied
- 702
- Against own court
- +8.2 pts
| FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52% | 53% | 58% | 63% | 80% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 94% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Brazil (52.8%), Ecuador (11.1%), El Salvador (8.9%), Guatemala (8.1%), Honduras (3.8%).
Official biography
Attorney General Jeff Sessions appointed Todd A. Masters to begin hearing cases in October 2018. Judge Masters ear ned a Bachelor of Science in 1992 from the U.S. Naval Academy, a Master of Arts degree in 1993 from the University of Maryland at College Park, and a Juris Doctor in 2005 from Boston College Law School. From 2008 to 2018, he served as an assistant chief counsel and deputy chief counsel for the Office of Chief Counsel, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Boston. From 2005 to 2008, heserved as an assistant district attorney for the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office, also in Boston. From 1992 to 2002, he served in the U.S. Navy. Judge Masters is a member of the Massachusetts Bar.
In the record
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Other judges at Boston
Court page →About these figures. Denial rates describe outcomes in the cases a judge happened to hear, which differ by detention, nationality and representation. They are not a measure of fairness or competence. Method and sources are on the judges index.